Kyung Wha Chung

Kyung Wha Chung (born 26 March 1948) is a South Korean violinist.

 Biography 
Kyung Wha Chung was born in Seoul, South Korea. After starting the piano at age 4, she started the violin at age 7.  She performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at age 9 with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. She was viewed as a child progidy, due to her talent at such a young age. She won many of the national competitions in South Korea. At age 13, Chung and her family moved to the United States to further her musical education. Later Chung would study under Joseph Szigeti in Europe.   

Chung began performing in concert halls in the U.S. such as with the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She substituted for violinists Itzhak Perlman and Nathan Milstein, which were significant opportunities. Chung received internal recognition with her debut album with André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra. Since then she recorded dozens of albums with Decca and EMI and has played in concert halls around the world.    

Since 2007 Chung has been a teacher at the Juilliard School.    

 Discography (sample)    
Year of issueAlbum detailsCollaborating artistsRecord labelFirst Issue1970Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Sibelius: Violin ConcertoLondon Symphony Orchestra(conducted by André Previn)DeccaSXL 64931972Bruch: Violin Concerto / Scottish FantasiaRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra(conducted by Rudolf Kempe)DeccaSXL 65731973Walton: Violin Concerto / Stravinsky: Violin ConcertoLondon Symphony Orchestra(conducted by André Previn)DeccaSXL 66011975Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor; Sonata No. 3 in C MajorDeccaSXL 67211976Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5London Symphony Orchestra(conducted by Lawrence Foster)DeccaSXL 67591977Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2London Symphony Orchestra(conducted by André Previn)DeccaSXL 67731977Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2London Philharmonic Orchestra(conducted by Sir Georg Solti)DeccaSXL 68021977Elgar: Violin ConcertoLondon Philharmonic Orchestra(conducted by Sir Georg Solti)DeccaSXL 68421978Saint-Saëns: Havanaise; Introduction and Rondo / Chausson: Poeme / Ravel: TziganeLondon Philharmonic Orchestra(conducted by Charles Dutoit)DeccaSXL 68511980Beethoven: Violin ConcertoVienna Philharmonic(conducted by Kirill Kondrashin)DeccaSXDL 75081980Franck: Violin Sonata / Debussy: Violin SonataRadu LupuDeccaSXL 69441980Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 / Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1André Previn(Piano)
Paul Tortelier(Cello)His Master's VoiceASD 38941981Bach: Trio Sonatas BWV 1038, 1039 & 1079James Galway(Flute)
Phillip Moll (Harpsichord)
Moray Welsh (Cello)RCA Red Seal1981Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole / Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 1Montreal Symphony Orchestra(conducted by Charles Dutoit)DeccaSXDL 75271982Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Mendelssohn: Violin ConcertoMontreal Symphony Orchestra(conducted by Charles Dutoit)DeccaSXDL 75581984Berg: Violin Concerto / Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1Chicago Symphony Orchestra(conducted by Sir Georg Solti)Decca411 804-11987Con Amore (Romantic violin works by Kreisler and other composers)Phillip Moll (Piano)Decca417 289-11988Franck: Violin Sonata / Debussy: Violin Sonata /Phillip Moll (Piano)Decca1989Dvořák: Violin Concerto Op. 53; Romance Op. 11Philadelphia Orchestra(conducted by Riccardo Muti)EMI1989Strauss: Violin Sonata Op. 18 / Respighi: Violin SonataKrystian Zimerman(Piano)Deutsche Grammophon1989Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin ConcertoLondon Philharmonic Orchestra(conducted by Klaus Tennstedt)EMI2001Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni, The Four SeasonsSt Luke's Chamber Ensemble
(part of Orchestra of St. Luke's)EMI Classics2016Bach Sonatas & PartitasWarner Classics01902959441622018Beau Soir - Fauré, Franck, Debussy - Works for Violin and PianoKevin Kenner(Piano)Warner Classics0190295708085
 References 

Category:Violinists
Category:South Korean musicians